Another word for presently

Presently religious was superadded to political persecution.

Presently he woke up, rose to a sitting position and rubbed his eyes briskly.

The travellers now resumed their walk toward the cottage, which they presently reached.

He was quite aware of the taxonomic value of the vocal organs of some groups of birds, presently to be especially mentioned, and he had himself ascertained the presence and absence of caeca in a not inconsiderable number of groups, drawing thence very justifiable inferences.

There he was presently joined by two ladies: Mrs Hutcheson, the rich widow of his old friend, who recommended her on his death-bed to place herself under Law's spiritual guidance, and Miss Hester Gibbon, sister to his late pupil.